Archive for the 'Back' Category

Our client was driving along a narrow country lane when a vehicle coming towards him braked and skidded in mud, and a collision occurred.  He sustained injuries to his back with significant symptoms lasting in excess of 6 months that required physiotherapy treatment.  He also suffered with some depression and experienced nervousness when driving.  We were able to recover personal injury compensation for him of £1,750.

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Our client was delivering a large container while working as an HGV driver.  When he arrived at the delivery destination he had to open the rear doors of the container, which were very stiff due to the hinges not working properly.  He therefore had to apply more force to the doors than would have otherwise been required, and suffered an injury to his lower back.  He had a history of lower back problems and the medical expert believed the symptoms had been made worse for a period of 3 months.  We were able to recover personal injury compensation for him of £1,700.

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Our client was a rear seat passenger in a car when the driver started to read a text message.  As a result the car left the road and hit a bank, causing it to turn over.  Our client suffered soft tissue injuries to her neck and back, and also sustained a severe cut to her elbow leaving a visible scar.  We were able to recover personal injury compensation for her of £3,200.

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Our client was making a delivery and needed to get to a pallet on his trailer.  To do so he had to move another pallet that had a barrel on it containing chemicals.  The barrel was upright and secured to the pallet by a single plastic strap over the top of it.  Our client had to use a manual pump truck, which was too big for the task.  As he moved the pallet the strap became loose causing the barrel to topple and flip over.  The movement of the pallet and pump truck caused our client to be knocked over on to the floor of the trailer.  The barrel then fell on his outstretched arm.  He sustained an injury to his right elbow and upper back and we were able to recover personal injury compensation for him of just under £2,400.

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Our client was delivering a caterpillar vehicle and bucket.  The caterpillar had already been loaded onto the trailer by another party, but it had been incorrectly strapped, which meant that the bucket would not fit.  As the load had to be secure before he started his journey, our client removed the strapping and was re-doing this when he fell from the edge of the trailer.  This was because there was very little space for him to work in between the edge of the trailer and the caterpillar.  He sustained a fracture to one of the vertebrae in his lower back and was in hospital for several days.  We were able to recover personal injury compensation for him of just over £6,500.

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Our client was cycling along a road, and was positioned near the centre of the road about to turn right when a vehicle tried to overtake him and knocked him off his bike.  He sustained cuts and bruises to his knee and elbow, and also suffered from back pain.  We were able to recover personal injury compensation for him of just over £3,100.

A brief summary of events is set out below.